ATOMIC NUMBER 56

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 56 mean? 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 56 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 56 has 1 sense:

1. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 56 used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 56 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 56; Ba; barium

Hypernyms ("atomic number 56" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atomic number 56"):

baryta (any of several compounds of barium)

Holonyms ("atomic number 56" is a substance of...):

barite; barium sulphate; barytes; heavy spar (a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium)

 Context examples 

An element with atomic symbol Ba, atomic number 56, and atomic weight 137.

(Barium, NCI Thesaurus)